In medical breakthroughs, 58 year old male In the United States, he became the first recipient of a titanium-based artificial heart. This groundbreaking surgery was performed at a prestigious hospital. …
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Dr. Dina Al Ramenni and her transplant team hartford healthcare delivered a groundbreaking, life-saving gift just before the holiday season, performing a surgery that reportedly performed a heart transplant on …
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Organ Donation
Donate Life Mississippi wins local award – Oxford Eagle
by Staff reportby Staff reportDonate Life Mississippi wins local award Published Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 8:43 AM Staff members from left are Cassidy Simpson (47.46%), Stacey Ward (51.96%), Marie Kitchens (51.13%), Christy Buzbee …
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Emotional effects
Concerns, Mental Health, and Quality of Life in Living Kidney Donation–Parent Donor Candidates Worry Less about Themselves
by News Sourceby News SourceIntroduction Living kidney donation is a very complex psychological experience for donor candidates as well as recipients. On the one hand, donor candidates may feel under emotional pressure because without …
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Kidney Transplantation
Gene-edited pig kidneys give living donors a new lease on life
by News Sourceby News SourceaAn Alabama woman is free from dialysis and in better health after surgeons at NYU Langone Health performed a gene-edited pig kidney transplant last month. The surgery represents the latest …
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Janet Hong said she received a living donor liver transplant in September and is now on the road to recovery. (Courtesy of Janet Hong) Doctors told Janet Hong that she …
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Sandy Flash didn't want other families to go through the pain of waiting like her family did. CLEVELAND — The first time Sandy Flash saw Sonny White's bright smile, he …
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As a pastor and funeral director, Eric Barnes often comes face to face with people who are dealing with their own mortality. In recent years, however, he’s had several brushes …
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A patient who received a face transplant at Rochester's Mayo Clinic says he has a second chance at life.
by Jeremy Olsonby Jeremy Olson“People were always pointing fingers at me,” Derek Pfaff said Monday at the Gift of Life Transplant House in Rochester with his mother, Lisa. “I was home most of the …
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Liver Transplantation
Daughter gives mother a new life with living donor liver transplant
by News Sourceby News SourceTThe pain in his abdomen worsened day by day, and Consuelo Santiago could hardly get out of bed. For 10 years, she had suffered from a debilitating liver disease that …